Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier

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Wine Description

The Shiraz Viognier is the flagship wine, a careful selection of the best of the Shiraz Viognier parcels we craft each year from the Murrumbateman vineyard.

Lifted, perfumed and complex aromas of damson plums, sandalwood, cocoa, rose hips and dark cherries. The palate is lush with a full-bodied mouthfeel, finely integrated tannins and bright acidity, giving notes of wild blackberries, baking spices, wet stones and orange rind. Exceptional balance of finesse and power. — James Suckling, Jan 2025

The 2023 Shiraz Viognier leads with wet garden rose, sage, apricot, raspberry, pomegranate and blueberry. The wine is bloody, mineral, very fine and with a honed, wet stone feeling to the tannins. I've tasted Pinot today with bigger, more loose-weave tannins than this superb beauty of a thing. This takes svelte to a whole new level. Once again, this is highly recommended. It's one of my favorite Shirazes from this great country. — Wine Advocate, Jan 2025

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Bottles produced of this wine:

27,636

Maceration length:

3 weeks

Varietal composition:

94% Shiraz, 6% Viognier

Fermentation container:

Variety of Stainless Steel Tanks

Malolactic fermentation:

Full

Fining agent:

None

Type of aging container:

Barriques and Puncheons

Type of oak:

Fine-Grained French

Length of aging before bottling:

12 Months

pH level:

3.6

Acidity:

6 g/L

Alcohol:

13 %

Residual sugar:

<0.3 g/L

A hail storm on January 9 gave us plenty to worry about, reducing what was already a small crop. Mercifully, the vines recovered well. A brilliant ripening season followed, marked by a run of gorgeous weather in the crucial late Summer/early Autumn.

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